Ozark sculpin
The Ozark sculpin (Cottus hypselurus) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is endemic to Missouri,United States. Inhabiting the Osage, Gasconade, and Black river drainages in Missouri. It reaches a maximum length of 14.0 cm.[2] It prefers rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.
| Ozark sculpin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. hypselurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottus hypselurus Robins and Robison, 1985 | |
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Cottus hypselurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T202663A15362037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202663A15362037.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus hypselurus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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